Official TJ Admissions Decisions Results for the Class of 2025

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid got in from Frost. I don’t agree with the changes to the admissions policy and hope Coalition for TJ is successful in the lawsuits against Braband and the FCPS school board. What is FARMs?

Updating my post above. My Frost kid is in AAP. Frost is his base school as well. Not sure what his middle school GPA was for admissions purposes. All As and maybe one A- for one quarter? not sure how GPA is calculated for honors/AAP classes though? Algebra 1. Doesn’t know anyone else from Frost personally that got in. One girl waitlisted he knows of. Some of the kids he knows that didn’t get in had higher math class than him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waitlisted from Longfellow, looking forward to McLean HS!

Hopefully all the kids who end up at their base schools, even if disappointed now, will make the most of it and have a great four years in HS.

As for McLean - despite not having a renovated facility with state-of-the-art labs like TJs - it's a fine school. Sensible, experienced administration; many AP courses to choose from; strong math/science teachers; excellent band and orchestra; top student publications (newspaper and yearbook); state Scholastic Bowl champion (they are in Class 6, TJ is Class 5) in 2020; district titles in tennis and soccer in 2021; great boys and girls crew programs; and more.

[Anonymous]

NOTE TO ALL ASIANS:

CHANGE YOUR RACE TO "MIXED" ON YOUR KID'S FCPS PROFILE. THIS IS STEP 1.

DO IT NOW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for this year’s kids, who worked hard and got screwed over. But, this will self correct quickly. Whether officially or unofficially. I know three families in our Western County neighborhood that rented a 1 Br. Apartment in the Herndon MS district for next year and changed the mom and kids residency on paper. Kids will sleep in their own beds and someone will check the mail a couple of times a week. At least one also plans to self id as “mixed race” (mixture of two different subsets of Indians, which cracks me up). And in another case, the kid’s case even found an MD who gave him a neuropsych diagnosis because his parents wrote a check. The parents requested and got an iEP this spring. The parent figure this will help with standardized testing down the line.

And instead of an Indian kid from Carson who stands no chance, suddenly they have a mixed race kid with an IEP from Herndon.

I’ve even heard speculation from parents with SAHMs about parents officially separating for a few months so the kid can qualify as FARMs.

None of their rising 8th graders have been in the Carson building this year anyway so they don’t care that much about switching schools. And, the parents believe that it’s an easy path to TJ. It looks like they are right. They’ll take turns carpooling and do a lot of supplementing, AOPS, etc. at home. And, they have already signed up for one of those Asian style after school schools. They think think it’s a much easier path to TJ than staying at Carson. It’s smart. And since the system is going out of its way to screw over AAPIs who sacrificed to buy into good school Districts, more power to them.

One of these three sets of parents mentioned that a group at their mosque is doing basically the same thing, except in their case it’s RRMS with a temporary transfer to South County.

One thing all these parents have in common? They are donating and organizing for Glen Younkin. I think VA may really flip red this year.

No one things you know of “at least” 5 families gaming the system. I’m sure people do that…but you don’t know 5 of them doing this. Zero chance.

If you already have a kid there, are active in the PTSA s at TJ and Carson and are friends with people who have siblings applying, yes, you do.

No, you don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anyone knows how big of a wait pool is this? Can this be obtained by calling /emailing admissions office?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid got in from Frost. I don’t agree with the changes to the admissions policy and hope Coalition for TJ is successful in the lawsuits against Braband and the FCPS school board. What is FARMs?

Updating my post above. My Frost kid is in AAP. Frost is his base school as well. Not sure what his middle school GPA was for admissions purposes. All As and maybe one A- for one quarter? not sure how GPA is calculated for honors/AAP classes though? Algebra 1. Doesn’t know anyone else from Frost personally that got in. One girl waitlisted he knows of. Some of the kids he knows that didn’t get in had higher math class than him.

Update2: My kid in Level IV AAP and Honors Algebra 1. Opted out of Level 4 in elementary to stay in base elementary school and started level IV in 7th grade

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for this year’s kids, who worked hard and got screwed over. But, this will self correct quickly. Whether officially or unofficially. I know three families in our Western County neighborhood that rented a 1 Br. Apartment in the Herndon MS district for next year and changed the mom and kids residency on paper. Kids will sleep in their own beds and someone will check the mail a couple of times a week. At least one also plans to self id as “mixed race” (mixture of two different subsets of Indians, which cracks me up). And in another case, the kid’s case even found an MD who gave him a neuropsych diagnosis because his parents wrote a check. The parents requested and got an iEP this spring. The parent figure this will help with standardized testing down the line.

And instead of an Indian kid from Carson who stands no chance, suddenly they have a mixed race kid with an IEP from Herndon.

I’ve even heard speculation from parents with SAHMs about parents officially separating for a few months so the kid can qualify as FARMs.

None of their rising 8th graders have been in the Carson building this year anyway so they don’t care that much about switching schools. And, the parents believe that it’s an easy path to TJ. It looks like they are right. They’ll take turns carpooling and do a lot of supplementing, AOPS, etc. at home. And, they have already signed up for one of those Asian style after school schools. They think think it’s a much easier path to TJ than staying at Carson. It’s smart. And since the system is going out of its way to screw over AAPIs who sacrificed to buy into good school Districts, more power to them.

One of these three sets of parents mentioned that a group at their mosque is doing basically the same thing, except in their case it’s RRMS with a temporary transfer to South County.

One thing all these parents have in common? They are donating and organizing for Glen Younkin. I think VA may really flip red this year.

No one things you know of “at least” 5 families gaming the system. I’m sure people do that…but you don’t know 5 of them doing this. Zero chance.

If you already have a kid there, are active in the PTSA s at TJ and Carson and are friends with people who have siblings applying, yes, you do.

No, you don’t.

This is because maybe a handful of people will openly talk about lying or gaming the system. It would be possible for someone like you’re saying (PTSA involvement, etc) to hear rumors or stories people tell but not that YOU would have personal knowledge of these actions from multiple families.

[Anonymous]

until now, we still don't know what and how the applicant will be giving the offer, what....a game? even harder than winning a lottery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for this year’s kids, who worked hard and got screwed over. But, this will self correct quickly. Whether officially or unofficially. I know three families in our Western County neighborhood that rented a 1 Br. Apartment in the Herndon MS district for next year and changed the mom and kids residency on paper. Kids will sleep in their own beds and someone will check the mail a couple of times a week. At least one also plans to self id as “mixed race” (mixture of two different subsets of Indians, which cracks me up). And in another case, the kid’s case even found an MD who gave him a neuropsych diagnosis because his parents wrote a check. The parents requested and got an iEP this spring. The parent figure this will help with standardized testing down the line.

And instead of an Indian kid from Carson who stands no chance, suddenly they have a mixed race kid with an IEP from Herndon.

I’ve even heard speculation from parents with SAHMs about parents officially separating for a few months so the kid can qualify as FARMs.

None of their rising 8th graders have been in the Carson building this year anyway so they don’t care that much about switching schools. And, the parents believe that it’s an easy path to TJ. It looks like they are right. They’ll take turns carpooling and do a lot of supplementing, AOPS, etc. at home. And, they have already signed up for one of those Asian style after school schools. They think think it’s a much easier path to TJ than staying at Carson. It’s smart. And since the system is going out of its way to screw over AAPIs who sacrificed to buy into good school Districts, more power to them.

One of these three sets of parents mentioned that a group at their mosque is doing basically the same thing, except in their case it’s RRMS with a temporary transfer to South County.

One thing all these parents have in common? They are donating and organizing for Glen Younkin. I think VA may really flip red this year.

No one things you know of “at least” 5 families gaming the system. I’m sure people do that…but you don’t know 5 of them doing this. Zero chance.

If you already have a kid there, are active in the PTSA s at TJ and Carson and are friends with people who have siblings applying, yes, you do.

No, you don’t.

Are you paying attention to what’s happening with the TJ PTSA? It’s crazy right now. And no one is crazier that parents with one kid in Taj and a second kid who will apply in the next couple years.

Plus, it’s more like three families. One of whom is discussing renting a cheap apartment with two other families.

If you don’t believe parents will do things like transfer their kids after they have sunk years into getting them into TJ, you’re crazy.

[Anonymous]

Waitlisted- algebra 2 completed this semester heading to pre-Cal in the fall, AAP Center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NOTE TO ALL ASIANS:

CHANGE YOUR RACE TO "MIXED" ON YOUR KID'S FCPS PROFILE. THIS IS STEP 1.

DO IT NOW.

Of course, decisions are race-blind since using that would be illegal. Changing this won't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NOTE TO ALL ASIANS:

CHANGE YOUR RACE TO "MIXED" ON YOUR KID'S FCPS PROFILE. THIS IS STEP 1.

DO IT NOW.

Of course, decisions are race-blind since using that would be illegal. Changing this won't matter.

LMFAO

[Anonymous]

Let's just all work to have base high school gain grater access to college level courses. Being able to take real laboratory courses at GMU or John's Hopkins would be nice.

[Anonymous]

They're[Admissions are] race-blind, but the 1.5% minimum boosted most ethnicities, as Asians tend to group in one central area (Tysons, Annandale), moving school districts would be a better idea...

[Anonymous]

Langston Hughes, straight 4.0 GPA in both 7 and 8th grade, all honors, geometry in 8th, URM-Black, waitlisted!